OCR00778 - Donkey Kong Country 'Blue Vision'

[Disco Dan]

Donkey Kong Country 'Blue Vision'

So yeah, this is basically great because the original was great, but the ending was neat.

DC

[Protricity]

Hmm, the original is one of my favorite songs anywhere, really wish you would have done more with it instead of simply ripping the spc/midi and rendering with hq synths and a beatloop, oh well, I wish on. I suppose I can thank blind for a better version of the original, though I didnt like the lead.
-Prot

[bLiNd]

Actually, there was no "ripping" of anything. I started from scratch with EVERYTHING, even the instruments. I spent a lot of time remaking it and I never even looked at the midis because they were all wrong notation anyway (thats cheating) and the whole purpose was to improve the orignal, i didnt "remix" it this time...

[krispy]

As far as im concerned arrangments are just as welcome here as remixs. Just because it wasn't a true "remix" doesnt mean its not great, i love this song, thnx blind :).

[doodley]

This is probably one of my new favorite remixes! The original song was great but this one ads a little spicy goodness to it.

[ella guro]

This is arranged well, but it's still too close to the original and probably more thought should've been put into this, because there's a fair amount of remixes that sound almost exactly like the original. Granted, it's a wonderful piece to start with and the quality of this remix is good too, I just think it should be a little more original (but that's just me)...

[Aureolius]

Ahhh such a lovely song. I am torn with my opinion though. It doesn't wander from the original much, but then again I don't think that one could change the original composition and maintain the same atmosphere the song resonates. Very good choice of instruments. Good production quality.

[ZeroRyoku]

Hey, I dunno about all of you, but I LOVE the fact that it doesnt stray too far. I like Mixes that improve, rather than near-replace a song.

Mixers who do this VERY well are
1: AilSean
2: Rimco
3: OrkyBash

Listen to the mixes Terra in Black, Geno's Woods, and Winds of Time to get an understanding of what I mean.

In any case, this mix totaly rules, great work!

[Solarus]

This is masterful. The way of making the original sound better, which is hard...

bLiNd, you're truly one of the greatest...

[dfcentre]

Beautiful... it may not stray far from the original, but nonetheless is brilliantly executed with the perfect atmosphere and charm of the original.
You made a great track better!

[Fyrewave]

Good but not great. I liked DKC Ambient Gemini better.
Nonthless I like dreamy mixes like this. Id like to see one from an up tempo song. This original peice is already soft.

[bLiNd]

i dont get it fyrewave...did i do something wrong with this thing or what? ambient gemini was very plain, and i noticed the notation in some of the riffs were off a midi i listened to (same mistakes). The whole idea was to make an arrangement, something that was worthy of a donkey kong country soundtrack, but wutever...

[Hamu-Sumo]

Yes! I like it very much because it's close to the original but with good elements. I can hear it a long time non-stop. This isn't by many remixes! Great work bLiNd!

9/10 (1=worst; 10=best)

[ShadowSleeper]

To be quite honest, I've been floating around for a while, but finally decided that Blind wasn't getting the credit he deserved for his work.

It's an excellent remix and I love how it sticks very closely to the original song, seeing as it is a remix of an original tune. Very well done and a definate reccomendation to anyone needing some relaxing music that feels even more aquatic than the original.

Keep up the excellent work Blind!

Now where's my submarine.......

[PerLichtman]

Okay first of all, I just want to say that I can understand where a lot of people are coming from when they complain about arrangements/dubs as opposed to remixes. Second, I'd like to say that this becomes a slightly different issue when significant changes are made in timbre and when production quality is very polished. Blind's version of the theme has very high sound quality and very interesting timbres (it makes me feel the need to step up my own production skills a notch.) As such, I think that the mix deserves more credit than it is getting. Good luck Blind. Maybe next time you'll do a straight out remix and please everybody. :-)

[Authors Addendum: Apparently not everybody would be pleased by a straight out remix either, so... : -)

[Homo Pocket]

I much preferred this song arranged instead of remixed and I'm incredibly happy with the results here. EXCELLENT work lad... Very nice and soothing atmosheric mood, I really loved the nice catchy ending you added. I quickly downloaded this song once I read the "Blue Vision" name part and thought it could be a reference to the underwater level, which to me was the absolute best theme in the game.


I guess the whole Remix vs. Arranged argument will be around for a long time to come but it's my belief that not all game tunes lend themselves to being remixed well as opposed to being arranged well. Somethings I just think shouldn't be changed so much and should fall into a image album/arranged territory.. I guess the only time I really like something remixed completely is if the original game theme wasn't so hot to begin with and the remixer has an idea of how to save that particular song with a remix.

[Ignis]

Great song. Very ambient feel to it.

[Straziante]

Mad props to Jordan for once again putting me in awe of his... er... awesomeness. I would have never guess that this song could be remixed so well. I can see an arrangement, easily. But a full-blown remix? I wouldn't have seen it coming. The ambient feel really pushed the watery feel into every note of this track. Seriously, this is the kind of song you could play in your car and pick up chicks with. The bassline gave it a reggae-ish feel, while the synth with the melody keeps the song moving along as you let yourself drift into the placid realm this song creates. The layers upon layers of harmony are simply amazing, and I couldn't imagine this being done any better. Absolutely wonderful and an instant favorite for DK Country fans and trance lovers alike.

[bLiNd]

A remastered, mixdown, dsp redo of the remix. Much higher quality.

http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=1148

[verycleanteeth]

I registered on ocr just so I could post how much I enjoyed Blue vision. A wonderful rendition of a great song.

[maplejet]

This song was already good. But bLiND made it sound better. It almost sounds the same. I love the slow rhyhtm plus some of the instrumention sounded good. Perfect 10/10.

[Ultimo Hedgehog]

Ahhhhhh... Nice, pretty, beautiful, peaceful... You'd have to make a new word to describe this one. Possibly "Tranquilizers in Music Form?" That, because this IS tranquil. Piano, drums, and many other instruments unknown to me that just make me relax. If you don't like slow stuff, then stay away. Well, you might even like it then.

[beastsm]

I have been frequenting ocremix for about 7 months now, and as a huge Donkey Kong Country fan this was on of the first songs that I downloaded. Even now after downloading countless pieces of great music from this website, this song is still hands down my favorite. I always found the music in the entire DKC series thoroughly enjoyable, and the music from this underwater level especially enchanting. While the original piece still holds great listening appeal despite its relative simplicity, Blue Vision captures all the original "floating" ambiance of the piece, and adds to it ornate trance-inducing articulations. This piece would lose its aquatic-based flowing structure with heavy interpretation and improvisation. Therefore, I give props to Blind for maintaing its original integrity, and creating an excellent remix. Well done.

[luminaire23]

Talk about being lucky. I accidentally stumbled upon this beautiful gem today. Talk about being lucky...

[sonicboom]

I personally think there is nothing wrong with the arrangement. The song has a nice ambiance to it and the whole song is done nicely with synths and other instumental qualities. It's surely better than the original. Keep up the good work bLiNd

[Izzepsy]

This remix is definately one of the best remixes i've heard. It used to be my favorite remix for a long time (until i listened to it over and over until it got old). I don't think that there was a problem with the similarities to the original song. If there's nothing wrong with the main melody, why change it? It doesn't sound like a midi of the original and besides, bLiNd wouldn't do that. It would be co cheap.

This is one of those songs that creates a mood and accomplishes an ambience and feel that most songs don't.

[Omega Xi]

This is a fantastic arrangment, much beter than Ambient Gemini you have taken a great peice of music and made it even better.

I take my hat off to you BLind

[Winter]

A ReMixer should not be punished because he is good enough to emulate the original from scratch, as bLiNd has done here.

Well done, and a definite improvement on the original. I'm listening to the original (from the OST) and then Ambient Gemini / Blue Vision, and both accomplish the task of improving on the original, and do it well.

[Krythan]

bLiNd, you rock :D

This quickly became one of my favorite remixes. I had downloaded Ambient Gemini ( i think that's the name) at first, and was really disappointed at how bland the song was, but then I found Blue Vision.
I love the synth effects at 3:07, especially how it rises to dominate the song then fade out again.

10/10!
Keep up the great work 8)

[Flux]

Nice 'trance' remix. At least I'm in 'trance' while listening this. :D

It belongs to my favorites, no doubt. 8)

[FlankingLine]

Well, I never really got into the Donkey Kong Country series of games. I played a little bit through emulation, but I didn't really find them all that spectacular. However, I ran into this mix while going through the OCR bitorrent. This is the kind of piece that makes you go back to the orignal soundtrack to find the original piece. Unlike much of bLiNd's work, this is very mellow and relaxing. It just sounds fantastic. The VGMix version posted seems pretty much the same, but a few parts sound a little better. I really enjoyed this ReMix. It is very similar in structure to the original, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.

96/100

[Sanguineuniverse]

First off Congratulations on making an awesome atmospheric trance track and second off great sound design. Some of the best LFO I've heard in quite some time and your intro had some of the best sounding trance synths on it I've heard in quite some time.

[Homunculus]

This remix is absolutely fantastic! I love the original version, and this is even better. I really can't think of anything negative to say about this; great work. I will certainly d/l more of your remixes.

[Pip is uh.....]

A great piece that flows very well. Nice work.

[Ruby Moon]

Even with a ReMix too close to the original, i think it sound very pleasant. But a little more modifications on it would make it perfect.

[Bummerdude]

This remix was kind of funky, the original was along many other DK songs great to listen to, but bLiNd here took it one some step further to make it slightly better and to improve the listening experience. A very chill remix that has the charm of the original but the style of bLiNd. Very good!

Yeah, I´m totally agreeing with fake here, great song dude. :D

[Magnum_Thunder]

Wow, where can I start?... This mix gives the complete power of the original water levels directly from the game, but doubles it. It gave both soothing elements throughout the mix, but still kept a strong beat to keep a realistic feeling of dangerous waters that you would be swimming through. This was by far one of the best water effect mixes I've ever heard, and deserves to be heard by all.

Final Grade: 9 out of 10

[_blank]

Hey, I'm fairly new here, youknow, searchin' around, and this was the second mp3 i dl'ed. D.K. Country's music is expressed through combinations of chords and rhythms, and bLiNd, you got that!
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-9 o/of 10

[SiC-DCoN]

im not one to remix but i thought this was pretty cool
gave it a small twist to the sound of the theme

[KogeJoe]

I can definitely hear contribution, as well as allusion to the original sound theme.

There seems to be something really beautiful appearing in the electric background toward the end... you know? The part that fades away...

It would have been nice to hear more of that. Great work lad.

[HoboKa]

this song is accurate to the very last ...uh...how to say...beat? But man, its just one of those songs that won't burn out in a looong time. Good job mate :D

[SoundWave]

I think it's safe to say that this is my favorite OC ReMix for quite some time now.

bLiNd did a fantastic job with this song. A very good aquatic atmosphere, great sound and a great arrangement.

[Lemon]

Thank you so much for making this! The original one from the DKC is one of my favorite video game songs. Your version makes it even better. A very well done remix! Thank you so very much for making it, and i hope you remix more songs from the DKC series.

[metalsnakejuice]

Oh my l really need to stop playing this. It is a excellent remix you have created.

[luckystud77]

Great job with this remix!!! You have no idea how many times I've listened to this song in particular! This song has inspired me to work on a song with Aquatic Ambiance. It's taking a long time and a lot of hard work, though.

[Polo]

While Aquatic Ambiance employs a subtle, minutely worrisome feel, Blue Vision is openly sweeping, bubbly, and pronounces the beat to the point where I just gotta bob my head. Every lead synth is endearingly elastic, and the constant ebb and flow of effects adds to the strong but gentle current in this mix. I also like the way the chewy supporting lead (3:07+) alters itself briefly before the very end (4:08+).

[42]

This mix adds too much energy to a source that, imo, needs to stay slow and mellow; it just feels to miss-matched and out of place.
While the combination feels a little awkward and panicky, it is pulled off successfully and retains some of its foggy laid back nature.
Also some of the synths feel odd and out of place, but in the end, this is still a very solid and highly recommended remix

[Crulex]

Interesting. I really like how this seems to have a more upbeat groovin' feeling while maintaining the cool, crisp, relaxing flavor of the original tune. I can hear a high amount of source tune, but seeing as you still made it your own, (and the best out of the hundred other mixes of this mix, IMO), I like it. Bravo.

[OA]

I've had this on my play list for like- 7 years maybe? That's pretty a much a testament to the awesomenimity of the track. Very similar to the original in arrangement, but the sheer quality of sounds used and the production treatment makes this one a solid addition to OCR.

[SubNormal J3]

bLiNd has definitely begun to define his style in this mix. We get a thicker reverb treatment and more glistening leads and arps. Add that to a beautiful source as the DKC water theme, and it's bound to be worth a listen.